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What Did They Learn? Effects of a Brief Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Workshop on Community Therapists’ Knowledge

Authors :
David Klech
Kelli Scott
Anne D. Simons
Cara C. Lewis
Source :
Community Mental Health Journal. 52:998-1003
Publication Year :
2015
Publisher :
Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2015.

Abstract

Knowledge gain has been identified as necessary but not sufficient for therapist behavior change. Declarative knowledge, or factual knowledge, is thought to serve as a prerequisite for procedural knowledge, the how to knowledge system, and reflective knowledge, the skill refinement system. The study aimed to examine how a one-day workshop affected therapist cognitive behavioral therapy declarative knowledge. Participating community therapists completed a test before and after training that assessed cognitive behavioral therapy knowledge. Results suggest that the workshop significantly increased declarative knowledge. However, post-training total scores remained moderately low, with several questions answered incorrectly despite content coverage in the workshop. These findings may have important implications for structuring effective cognitive behavioral therapy training efforts and for the successful implementation of cognitive behavioral therapy in community settings.

Details

ISSN :
15732789 and 00103853
Volume :
52
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Community Mental Health Journal
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....cbf58e376c6eb9f96ee3b6f276318aca